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Patented Mar. 22, 1938 STATES TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MA- CHINE FOR TTALIIZATORS John Handley, London, England Application August 29, 1936, Serial No. 98,524

In Great VBritain January 9, 1935 2 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in ticket printing and issuing machines for totalizators and consists of an improved construction in which a contestant type is selected by rotating a dial or dials, and in which printing,

issuing, and guillotining of the tickets are effected by a forward and .a return movement of an operating lever.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine with its casing and supporting frame removed. Figs. la and 1b together constitute a side elevation drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1. Fig. lc is a longitudinal section on a plane parallel to the plane of Fig. l. Fig. 1d is an inverted plan view of the machine. Figs. 2 and. 3 are a section and a plan, respectively, showing the locking mechanism of the machine. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section of a modification including win-place type and ticket counter changeover mechanism. Fig. 5 is a p-lan View of the machine. Fig. 6 is an end elevationV of the machine with the type exposed to show the type change-over mechanism, and also showing the ticket counter change-over mechanism and negative contacts from win or place registers. Fig.` 7 is a View of the contactor unit of the machine drawn to a larger scale.

Referring to the drawings, a manuallyV operable printing lever I pivoted on a main shaft 2 is engageable alternately with each of two stops 3, 3a mounted on a swinging rack In the operation of theV lever I to print and issue a ticket, a pawl 5 engages the teeth 9 of the rack 4 in the forward stroke of the lever I, so that the rack cannot be moved back until it has completed its forward stroke and until the pawl 5 has been rocked by a projection 6 on the rack and a spring-loaded plunger 'l is engaging on the 40 other side from that shown of an abutment 8 movable with the pawl 5. The lever I and the rack l are then free to return, a projection Ill on the rack restoring the pawl 5 and the abutment 8 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and la when the rack il has completed its return stroke.

The lever I and associated parts are returned by a spring 2PM! (Fig. 1d) acting throughV an arm on the main shaft 2 at the remote side of the machine as viewed in Fig. l.

The rack l is secured on the main shaft 2 together with a bracket II which is engageable at I3, in each forward s ,roke of the lever I, with one of two paper feed arms I2 disposed one =on each side of a feeding strip p of ticket-forming paper and adapted to perform conjoint swinging (Cl. lol-66) lmovement about the axis of the main shaft 2 under the action of the bracket II.Y lA springloaded plunger I4 is provided to allow the bracket `II to continue its return travel to actuate a guillotine trip device after the feed arms I2 and therewith the paper strip p have come to rest.

' `The paper strip p travels up a guide I5 when 'gripped between rollers I5 and Il' carried by each feed arm I2.V The roller I6 is eccentrically journalledg'has a roughened surface, is urged in gripping direction by a spring I8, and may be rotated in releasing direction by manipulation of a pin i9 whereby to free the paper strip p. 'Ille rollers I5, Il' thus constitute a strip-feeding de- "vice with a self-tightening grip. Retaining rollers 2t and 2l fare provided at the lower end of the guide I5 to prevent the paper strip p slipping backwards, and'a spring I8 and a release pin I9 are provided for these rollers also. When the feed arms I2 swing downwardly to the bottom of the 'guide I5, the rollers I6 and Il slide over the paper strip p which is held by the rollers 2!) and 2I and, when the arms I2 swing upwardly the paper strip p is pushed upwardly through the machine to be cut olf by a guillotine blade 22. The strip-feeding device above described forms the subject of U. S. Patent No. 2,068,914.

'Ihe guillotine blade 22 is actuated from the lever I by an arm secured on the shaft 2, and a link 2li connecting the arm 25 with the lower end of a lever 23 vof which the upper endv 23 penetrates a slot 252 in the blade 22 which is opened during the forward or printing stroke of `the lever I when the feed arms I2 are moved downwardly. When the blade 22 is fully open a 'ispring 26 is stretched by the lever 23 and the `lever 23is retained by a detent 2l presenting a face "21' which engages a stop'23 on the lever 23. The link 25 travels forwardly on the return Imovement of the lever I as the paper strip is fed and a slot 29pm the link 2li passes overa pin 35 "inthe 1ever'23 until the forward end of the link '24 engages an adjustable eccentric roller 3l on theldetent 2l which releases the lever 23 whereupon the spring 26 actuates the blade 22 to cut `off the 'printed ticket.

Printing is eected through a carbon ribbon carried `on spools 32 and adapted to be squeezed between type and a platen 33 by a cam 3 en- "gageable with a roller 35 mounted in the platen. 4The cam `315 is rotated through 90 on each forward stroke of the printing lever l by a link 36, 'pawl-lever 3l', pawl 31, and ratchet wheel 38. The cam 34 has four recesses 39 and four cam Vfaces 40. The recesses 39 provide ample clearance between the platen 33 and the type for paper and ribbon feed whilst the cam faces 40 give intense pressure when the clearance has been taken up. The roller spindle 4I is eccentric and adjustable to vary the printing pressure. The roller 35 and the cam 34 run in anti-friction bearings.

The ribbon, stretched between two rotary spools 32, is fed in either direction by one or other of two pawls 42 each engageable with a ratchet wheel 43. The pawls are mounted on a reciprocatory carrier 44 actuated by a bellcrank 45 which is connected by a link 45 to the link 24. Two type wheels 49 and 50 are rotated to the required printing positions by gear sectors I and 52 actuated by dials 53 and 54 provided with plunger keys 55 which are numbered to correspond with units or tens or with winners or seconds. These plunger keys 55 are selected as required, depressed by the fingers of the operative and the dials 53, 54 rotated by them in a clockwise direction until stopped by the engagement of the depressed key spindles 56 with trip plates 51 presenting tongues 51 which normally obstruct, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1a, the boss 58 of a vertical plunger 59. When engaged by the key spindles 56 the trip plates 51 are retracted against the action of springs BIJ, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the tongues 51 release the plunger 59 which is lifted by a pin 60a, on a control lever 6I urged by a spring 62, and locks both of the dials 53, 54 by engaging slots 63 in said dials as shown in Fig. 2. An inner plunger 64, which when the dials are in their zero or test ticket position engages in a recess 65 in the gear sectors 5I, 52, is thrown outwards when the dials are rotated (Figs. 2 and 3) and displaces an outer plunger 56 outwardly, the lower end of the plunger 59 being withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and 66 when the plunger 59 ascends. The lower end of the plunger 59 is wedge-shaped and, when withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and 66, permits the plunger 66 to move inwardly by spring effort out of the path of the rack 4, thus permitting operation of the printing lever I.

When the printing lever I is operated it entrains the rack 4 with it and, until the rack is restored to normal position, it is impossible to release the dials 53, 54 by reason of the fact that the rack obstructs outward displacement of the plunger 66 so that the plunger 59 cannot be depressed until the plunger 66 is freed by restoration of the rack to normal position, it being understood that depression of the plunger 59 is prevented so long as the plunger 66 is held against outward displacement, such outward displacement of the plunger 66 permitting passage between the plungers 64, 65 of the wedge-shaped lower end of the plunger 59.

For the purpose of transmitting counting impulses to registers (not shown) there is provided a contactor unit I5I (Figs. 1, la and 7) which is actuated from the control lever 6I through a link 51 and a cranked lever 68. When the plunger 59 rises to lock the dials 53, 54 the lever 58 slides a plate 69, rotatable With the contactor rotor spindle 12, into an operative position so that a pin on the plate 69 is engageable by a lever 1I operable by the printing lever I. When now, the printing lever I is actuated to print a ticket the contactor rotor spindle 'I2 is rotated by the lever 1I until a tooth on an escapement device is checkedby the armature 14 of a magnet 15.

While the spindle 12 is being rotated, a cam 16 lifts a roller 11 and stretches a spring 18 until the roller 11 has passed over the peak of the cam when the spring 18 causes the spindle 12 to continue a cycle of 180 rotation under the control of the magnet of which the armature 14 releases the escapement in steps as contactor-releasing impulses are produced by a rotary assigning switch located at a control station, it being understood that a ticket printing and issuing machine has access to the registers only for a predetermined interval of time, during which other ticket printing and issuing machines are precluded from access to the registers. As these impulses are received brushes 8D engaging contacts 8I send a counting impulse to the registers by way of brushes 82 and contacts 83 associated with the dial shafts.

Another cam 84 on the spindle 12 of the contactor unit cooperates with an arm 85 whereby to actuate a ticket counter I21a or I28a through the medium of an arm 86 and a push rod |26 (Fig. 6).

The arm 85 at the same time allows a pawl 81 to lift so that it arrests the rack 4 at point 88 making it impossible for the printing lever I to return until the contactor unit has completed its cycle, allowing the arm 85 to return urged by a spring 89.

As the printing lever I returns and a ticket is issued the rack 4 is retained by the pawl 5 and the lever I continues to move, stretching a spring 90, until stopped by the stop 3a. During this continued movement of the lever I a catch 9| on the lever I strikes a pin 92 on the control lever 6I and this action withdraws the plunger 59 and allows the trip plates 51 to return and to: retain the plunger 59, allowing the dials 53, 54 to return `to zero under spring action. When a, test ticket is required the printing lever I is operated with the dials at zero so that the inner plunger 64 is resting in the recess 65 in the gear sectors 5I and 52 and the plunger 59 is not lifted and, therefore, the contactor unit is not affected to actuate either the ticket counter or the registers.

If a race number control knob 91 is notv in its prescribed setting, or if a non-contestant is dialled, a locking solenoid 93 is energized to actuate a. plunger 94 which engages the control lever 6I by a boss 95, preventing the plunger 59 from rising so that the machine cannot be set up.

A locking bar 96 is also withdrawn from teeth of the race number control knob 91 so that a type roller 98 may be rotated through spiral gears. |02 by turning the knob 91.

Contacts 99 (Figs. 1 and 1b) are closed in turn by an insulated peg |96 which rotates with the knob 91, and a circuit from the control station via any of these contacts is taken to a relay so that the circuit to the: solenoid 93 may be broken only when the correct pair of contacts 99 aremade, when the solenoid plunger will return urged by a spring I0 I, and the locking bar 95 will re-engage the race number control knob 91.

For win and place betting, in addition to positioning the contestant number type, win typey or place type are brought into printing position. alternately and mechanism is provided to cause the win ticket counter I21a or the place ticket counter I28a to operate when corresponding tickets are printed.

Figure 4 shows a section of a modification including a win-place ticket mechanism suitable for not more than nine contestants. Only one type wheel 40 is used, actuated by a gear section which is rotated selectively from one or the other of the two dials 53, 54, the dial not selected for use being in the Zero position. The outer dial 53 operates cam disc |04 and dial 54 operates cam disc |05. Gear section 5| carries! pin |03 on one side and pin |05 on the other side. Cam disc |04 has a recess whose edges are engageable with pin |03, and cam disc |05 has' a recess whose edges are engageable with pirr |05. When selecting to issue a win ticket, outer dial 53 operates cam disc |04 which engages pin |03, thus actuating gear section 5|. When selecting to issue a place ticket, dial 54 operates cam disc |06 which engages pin |05, thus actuating gear section 5I. Dials 53 and 54 are connected to cam discs |04 and |06 by pipe and. shaft means, the pipe actuating the upper cam disc |04, and the shaft actuating the lower cam disc |06.

Upper brushes 82 engage contacts that are wired to win registers and lower brushes 32 en-r gage contacts that are wired to place registers. Brushes |07 are fed from separate wires for noncontestants and these actuate another relay to energize the locking solenoid 93 when a noncontestant is dialled. A spring I I'I returns either of the dials tot zero.

A fork |08 is actuated by either of theV cam discs. When the Win cam disc |04 is rotated and the fork lifted by a bevelled cam edge |09, the other end of the fork prevents the place ,cam disc |05 from rotating by rising in front of a bevelled cam edge IIO. In the same way, when the place dial is operated the fork is dropped, preventing the Win diall from moving.

The fork spindle III is cut away to form a double cam which thrusts forward a win type block II2 when` lifted, and a place type block I|3, when dropped.

A bracket I I4 carried on the spindle I I I forms a guide for ticket counter push rods I I5 and II6. |I5 is the win counter push rod and IIB is the place counter push rod and these are actuated, when a Win or place ticket is printed, by an arm 36 (see Fig. 6) when the contacter unit is actuated by the lever (see Fig. l).

The win-place type movement and counter change over are actuated by the printing lever I when it is moved laterally to operate in one or other of guide slots II8, I I9, the lateral setting of the lever I determining whether the counter I2'Ia. is operated to register a win ticket, or whether the counter |280. is operated to register a place ticket.

The printing handle I also moves between rods |20 and I2I in a lever |22 linked to a type bar I 20 which also controls a guide |25 to position the push rod |25 to strike a ticket counter arm |21 for a win ticket, or an arm |28 for a place ticket, when operated by the arm 06.

A pair of brushes |20 (Figs. 5 and 6) are moved from contact |30 to Contact I3I when a type change takes place, to control the negative circuit from the registers.

Rotatable discs of type |32 are provided to' print therace code and these are accessible when the cover plate is: removed to Zeroize the ticket counters before each race meeting.

I claim:-

1. A ticket printing and issuing machine comprising, in combination, printing mechanism including printing types, means for moving the types selectively into printing position, means for feeding a ticket-forming strip into printing position, ticket-guillotining means, selectable indicating means, a main shaft, an operating lever` movable relative to said shaft to select the indicating means, and means, including said shaft, actuated by a forward movement and a return movement of said lever for effecting printing, issuing, and guillotining of Va ticket.

2. A ticket printing and issuing machine as claimed in claim 1 including a double gate presenting two guide slots in either of which the lever is operable, depending on the type of ticket to be printed.

JOHN HANDLEY. 

